EP 2948375 B1 20190320 - AIRCRAFT THRUST, ASSEMBLY, AND METHODS
Title (en)
AIRCRAFT THRUST, ASSEMBLY, AND METHODS
Title (de)
FLUGZEUGSCHUB, ANORDNUNG UND VERFAHREN
Title (fr)
POUSSÉE D'AÉRONEF, ENSEMBLE ET PROCÉDÉS
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 201313747333 A 20130122
- US 2014012603 W 20140122
Abstract (en)
[origin: US2014203137A1] Systems and methods for ground-based aircraft thrust systems are provided. In particular, some embodiments use an electromechanical thrust assembly to accelerate aircraft using ground-based energy for takeoff. The assembly can include one or more sleds, one or more maglev tracks, and/or one or more linear motors. Airplanes are loaded onto a sled (e.g., a saddle-shaped sled) that supports and balances the airplane instead of the landing gear aboard the aircraft. The sled levitates above the ground using high-density permanent magnet arrays. Magnetic levitation forces are varied along the assembly to account for lift provided by airflow over the wings. An aircraft thrust system includes a magnetically levitated saddle-shaped sled with airbags that support an aircraft during takeoff acceleration coupled with a linear motor that spans the length of the distance needed for takeoff.
IPC 8 full level
B64F 1/04 (2006.01); B64F 1/06 (2006.01); B64F 1/10 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
US 2014203137 A1 20140724; US 9079671 B2 20150714; CA 2898622 A1 20141016; EP 2948375 A2 20151202; EP 2948375 A4 20160921; EP 2948375 B1 20190320; HK 1218284 A1 20170210; SG 11201505686V A 20150929; WO 2014168667 A2 20141016; WO 2014168667 A3 20141231
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 201313747333 A 20130122; CA 2898622 A 20140122; EP 14782189 A 20140122; HK 16106278 A 20160602; SG 11201505686V A 20140122; US 2014012603 W 20140122